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mauled
past simple and past participle ofmaul
maul
verb[ Toften passive ]
uk /mɔːl/ us /mɑːl/
maulverb[T often passive] (ANIMAL)
If an animal mauls someone, it attacks that person and injures them with its teeth or claws (= long sharp nails): （动物用齿或爪子）袭击，伤害
A small boy was mauled by the neighbour's dog.一个小男孩被邻居的狗咬伤了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal (non-human) behaviour
accidental
apex predator
beg
behave
behaviour
behavioural science
claw
fawn
gambol
homing
housebroken
migrate
monogamous
monogamously
monogamy
murmuration
nocturnal
ravening
scent
soar
maulverb[T often passive] (CRITICIZE)
to criticize something or someone severely: 猛烈批评，痛斥
Both films were mauled by the critics.两部电影都受到了评论家的抨击。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Disapproving & criticizing
anathematize
animadversion
aspersion
aw
backbite
barrel
bash
belabour
disapprobation
knock
knocker
let someone have both barrelsidiom
low blow
mordacious
mordancy
pile
poorly
slam
there you goidiom
union-basher
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